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and how would that have gone over among foreign policy experts? >> well, i think-- i mean, it's-- i think you have john kerry, or you have susan rice. and i think either one of them could be nominated and probably the foreign policy establishment would say that's fine. john kerry probably has more, but susan rice has served as u.n. ambassador and she's got know a lot of foreign experience, certain, from that experience. she's been at the state department bore, too. i mean, her history is in foreign policy. she hasn't opinion secretary of state. he hasn't been on the hill in the capacity john kerry is, but she certainly is experienced. >> reporter: the aforementioned general petraeus, a story that continues to rock this town. the president talked about it at the press conference, said it was a sad personal saga. actually said very nice things about david petraeus' contributions to his country, and also said-- i'm not sure the exact word he used-- but basically no top vent intelligen was revealed. >> i think he made a point of saying so far. and so
and how would that have gone over among foreign policy experts? >> well, i think-- i mean, it's-- i think you have john kerry, or you have susan rice. and i think either one of them could be nominated and probably the foreign policy establishment would say that's fine. john kerry probably has more, but susan rice has served as u.n. ambassador and she's got know a lot of foreign experience, certain, from that experience. she's been at the state department bore, too. i mean, her history is...
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they see time and time again darnd not just the destruction with foreign policy. i was a military prosecutor. there are hundreds of federal judges that are obstructing the last four years that haven't been confirmed by the senate. time and time again. gentlemen, ladies in the senate, let's get over it, come together as americans, not as democrats or republicans because what they are doing with susan rice -- and, you know, i have a lot of respect for john mccain. he was a p.o.w. in vietnam, served his country. i really do. but to see what he's turning into, it's like a character of himself. it breaks my heart. i don't know if it's because he lost four years ago to president obama or what. it breaks your heart as an american to see this. >> the other thing that bothers me is when you hear these conspiracy theories about libya and the timing of the petraeus resignation, let me show you since the congressman here raised mr. hannidy. let me show you the conversation. >> why now? petraeus was supposed to testify this week. >> yeah. it's so suspicious. it is not a coinci
they see time and time again darnd not just the destruction with foreign policy. i was a military prosecutor. there are hundreds of federal judges that are obstructing the last four years that haven't been confirmed by the senate. time and time again. gentlemen, ladies in the senate, let's get over it, come together as americans, not as democrats or republicans because what they are doing with susan rice -- and, you know, i have a lot of respect for john mccain. he was a p.o.w. in vietnam,...
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. >> so the graham rule is it's okay for highly placed foreign policy players in an administration to be wrong about something they say on tv involving intelligence as long as other people are wrong, too, especially people in other countries. in his nakedly political and entirely dishonorable prosecution of susan rice today, john mccain actually said this -- >> we're all responsible for what we say and what we do. >> he obviously meant to add except condoleezza rice and anyone in any republican administration. we're all responsible for what we say and what we do. really? from the guy who said this -- >> that old beach boy song bomb iran, bomb, bomb, bomb -- anyway. >> yeah, anyway. we're all responsible for what we say and what we do. john mccain responsible for what we say and what we do? the guy who was trying to get sarah palin important is in as vice president of the united states, a heart beat away from the presidency. john mccain did that. it was the greatest act of sheer irresponsibility i have ever seen in a presidential candidate. here is something that john mccain has never
. >> so the graham rule is it's okay for highly placed foreign policy players in an administration to be wrong about something they say on tv involving intelligence as long as other people are wrong, too, especially people in other countries. in his nakedly political and entirely dishonorable prosecution of susan rice today, john mccain actually said this -- >> we're all responsible for what we say and what we do. >> he obviously meant to add except condoleezza rice and anyone...
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let's be bipartisan but especially in foreign policy. >> the governor brings up a good point, this is traditionally not something the president has to fight over. the president yesterday said, look, the election's over. almost as a precursor to, we need to get past this. this seems to be a way for frustrated republicans to wield some power over a choice that should be the president's to make. >> sure. you should be allowed traditionally to appoint your own team, right? there's a sort of conspiracy theory out there that they want to make susan rice unqualifiable or unqualified for the position so they can appoint john kerry which opens up the senate seat to mass, let's deal with that later. the question for the governor. you affirm the intelligence assessments read on the sunday shows were wrong. and i think it's fair and obvious that the intelligence leading up to the attack was wrong and missed the attack. so can you talk about what type of massive or maybe not so massive intelligence failure occurred on the president's watch and what can be done to actually fix that? >> look, what t
let's be bipartisan but especially in foreign policy. >> the governor brings up a good point, this is traditionally not something the president has to fight over. the president yesterday said, look, the election's over. almost as a precursor to, we need to get past this. this seems to be a way for frustrated republicans to wield some power over a choice that should be the president's to make. >> sure. you should be allowed traditionally to appoint your own team, right? there's a...
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he didn't even ask her questions about foreign policy. she didn't know that. the uk has a prime minister. she didn't know what the fed was. she didn't know what russia -- what kind of policy she needed to have with russia. >> but rula, let's be fair. sarah palin could see russia from her back yard. i mean -- >> and that's -- >> but he says susan rice doesn't know that much. >> he's the man that picked that woman. you know what? he should reflect -- mccain should reflect about how you should behave when you actually are beaten and defeated. with dignity. and you should actually question yourself about your mistakes, about your choices, and how the country wants you to behave from now on. the country chose barack obama with a large margin. >> twice. >> twice. not once. twice. and maz a message for him, that he needs to actually cooperate with barack obama, not attack him. >> joan, as i said, he questioned what ms. rice, ambassador rice knows. let me explain. ambassador rice, now the u.n. ambassador to the u.n., foreign policy adviser to john kerry, clinton admin
he didn't even ask her questions about foreign policy. she didn't know that. the uk has a prime minister. she didn't know what the fed was. she didn't know what russia -- what kind of policy she needed to have with russia. >> but rula, let's be fair. sarah palin could see russia from her back yard. i mean -- >> and that's -- >> but he says susan rice doesn't know that much. >> he's the man that picked that woman. you know what? he should reflect -- mccain should reflect...
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compare what he said about susan rice yesterday with what he said about another foreign policy expert, in this case condoleezza rice, back in 2005. here is mccain on susan rice. take a listen. >> susan rice should have known better, and if she didn't know better, she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> okay. mortal sin, deal breaker, end of her career because john mccain said she had gotten the wrong brief and delivered the wrong brief. however, mccain had a very different reaction back in 2005 when condoleezza rice was nominated for secretary of state despite her direct involvement in the country's iraq policy, mccain trucked up opposition to her nomination to bitter innocence over losing an election. interesting. let's watch. >> i wonder why we're starting this new congress with a protracted debate about a foregone conclusion. i can only conclude we're doing this for no other reason than because of lingering bitterness at the outcome of the elections. >> talk about a self-ind
compare what he said about susan rice yesterday with what he said about another foreign policy expert, in this case condoleezza rice, back in 2005. here is mccain on susan rice. take a listen. >> susan rice should have known better, and if she didn't know better, she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> okay. mortal sin, deal breaker, end of her career because john mccain said...
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josh rogin, staff writer "foreign policy" magazine. writes "the cable." >>> still ahead, a lot of republicans get mad at mitt romney, now, today, and not just for losing last week. >>> we'll also have more from my interview with nancy pelosi when she weighs in on why all the republicans are so mad at mitt romney right now. >>> i said something on this show last night i would please like to take back. if you just think about the presidency, if women had voted the way men did this year, it would have president romney, but women did not vote that way at all. so honestly we're never going to hear from mitt romney again. the part there at the end about never hearing from mitt romney again, not true. and it turns out people do still care what mitt romney says when he says stuff. because unless and until the republican party can find a new national face for their party, mitt romney remains the national face and, therefore, the national leader of the republican party. even if the republicans don't want him to be. and it appears the republicans
josh rogin, staff writer "foreign policy" magazine. writes "the cable." >>> still ahead, a lot of republicans get mad at mitt romney, now, today, and not just for losing last week. >>> we'll also have more from my interview with nancy pelosi when she weighs in on why all the republicans are so mad at mitt romney right now. >>> i said something on this show last night i would please like to take back. if you just think about the presidency, if women...
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policy that was supposedly from the beginning his weakness, but which has turned out to be one of his real strengths. so, unfortunately, all of this -- this commitment to our patriotic togetherness and unity that we will govern this country across the aisles with bipartisan attention is being foiled, input president obama showed, as you said, rare, if you will, anger, a flash of real support for susan rice, and indicating he's up to the battle. that should he choose her to become part of his cabinet, he will put her forth with the full expectation that she will be vented in the ways she should be -- vetted, excuse me, in the way she should be without that rancor. you can be assure, the rancor will be following if she's nominated. this po >> lynn, you were there in the east room when the president was speaking. can you recall him being so intense, so passionate about an issue as he was then? >> that was a special moment, being in the room, you could feel the intensity. i was sitting a few feet from him. you could -- you could -- that steely gaze that he really was setting on mccain and
policy that was supposedly from the beginning his weakness, but which has turned out to be one of his real strengths. so, unfortunately, all of this -- this commitment to our patriotic togetherness and unity that we will govern this country across the aisles with bipartisan attention is being foiled, input president obama showed, as you said, rare, if you will, anger, a flash of real support for susan rice, and indicating he's up to the battle. that should he choose her to become part of his...
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her office said she went on the sunday talk shows to talk about foreign policy in general. it's not up to her what questions she gets asked. fair enough? >> if you didn't think that president obama was nominating susan rice for secretary of state, after that very strong defense, it's clear he won't back down because john mccain and lindsey graham threaten to block her confirmation. >> take that. i am the american president. you're not says the president. that does it for us for that edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow on the show congressman vis v chris van hollen. tamron has has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> in the next hour we get the latest in breaking news out of israel where air-raid sirens are blairing after palestinian militants fire rockets on tel aviv. we have two live reports. president obama is in the new york area with michael bloomberg, nor chuck schumer as well and andrew cuomo the government of new york. the president making his second tour of the region after hurricane sandy. obviously, barrelled through here taking it with it lives a
her office said she went on the sunday talk shows to talk about foreign policy in general. it's not up to her what questions she gets asked. fair enough? >> if you didn't think that president obama was nominating susan rice for secretary of state, after that very strong defense, it's clear he won't back down because john mccain and lindsey graham threaten to block her confirmation. >> take that. i am the american president. you're not says the president. that does it for us for that...
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policy and national security. yes, he was -- endured great hardship when he was a prisoner -- >> he had a longer period of greatness. he stood up against those people in the "w" campaign in south carolina. >> but in the last three years, chris, he's turned into a cranky and unreliable analyst of american foreign policy. >> i have a more -- explanation which is he's just going over to the hard right where all the safety valves are in the republican party. ron, your last thought. quickly. why has john mccain become this john mccain? he's like the joker in batman. you know, life's been good to me. what happened to that guy? >> i think it's personal peak. i think he never got over 2008. he's got a double standard going on between the two rices, and it's apples and oranges. susan rice had nothing to do with benghazi. condoleezza rice had a lot to do with the war in iraq. and the intelligence there. the comparison is specious on any level. >> why doesn't he ever talk about all the republicans who voted against $300 mill
policy and national security. yes, he was -- endured great hardship when he was a prisoner -- >> he had a longer period of greatness. he stood up against those people in the "w" campaign in south carolina. >> but in the last three years, chris, he's turned into a cranky and unreliable analyst of american foreign policy. >> i have a more -- explanation which is he's just going over to the hard right where all the safety valves are in the republican party. ron, your...
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joining us now is michael o'hanlon, who is director of research and a senior foreign policy fellow at the brookings institution and with us here in new york, former u.s. ambassador mark ginsberg, who is also a former white house adviser on the middle east. ambassador ginsberg, given the fact that these missile attacks occur almost on a routine basis across that border, why have things escalated this week? >> it is a question that no one really has a good answer to other than the attack on hamas' military leader. the fact of the matter is this escalation has resulted in a cross-border war that almost is beginning to resemble a 2008 war. why? perhaps hamas has decided on instig gation from iran that it basically needs to provoke the muslim brotherhood in egypt to be more supportive of it. perhaps it's iran wanting to deflect attention from syria. perhaps it's an effort by hamas to in effect bridle its credentials to prove to the palestinians on the west bank that its route is the best way to deal with israel. >> while britain and germany have both said hamas bears the brunt of the blame
joining us now is michael o'hanlon, who is director of research and a senior foreign policy fellow at the brookings institution and with us here in new york, former u.s. ambassador mark ginsberg, who is also a former white house adviser on the middle east. ambassador ginsberg, given the fact that these missile attacks occur almost on a routine basis across that border, why have things escalated this week? >> it is a question that no one really has a good answer to other than the attack on...
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according to "foreign policy magazine" the briefing included representatives from the defense department, the joint chiefs of staff, national counterterrorism center and the fbi. all players in the room. a democratic aide tells cnn that seven out of nine democratic committee members attended the meeting and just three out of eight republicans showed up. so where was john mccain while his fellow committee members were being given details on benghazi? he was holding a press conference. complaining about the lack of details on benghazi. mccain's office says the senator missed the briefing due to a scheduling error. today, mccain was asked about his absence and the senator got a little testy. he says "i have no comment about my schedule and i'm not going to comment on how i spend my time to the media." hmm. and it got more contentious from there. >> i have no further comment. i have no further comment. how many times do i -- because i have the right as a senator, i have no comment. who the hell are you to tell me? >> joining me now is richard wolffe, msnbc political analyst, and vice preside
according to "foreign policy magazine" the briefing included representatives from the defense department, the joint chiefs of staff, national counterterrorism center and the fbi. all players in the room. a democratic aide tells cnn that seven out of nine democratic committee members attended the meeting and just three out of eight republicans showed up. so where was john mccain while his fellow committee members were being given details on benghazi? he was holding a press conference....
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josh rogin, staff writer "foreign policy" magazine. writes "the tabcable." >>> still ahead, a lot of republicans get mad at mitt romney, now, today, and not just for losing last week. >>> we'll also have more from my interview with nancy pelosi when she weighs in on why all the republicans are so mad at mitt romney right now. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't work on runny noses. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have an antihistamine. really? [ male announcer ] really. alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a fast acting antihistamine to relieve your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltzer on facebook. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, h
josh rogin, staff writer "foreign policy" magazine. writes "the tabcable." >>> still ahead, a lot of republicans get mad at mitt romney, now, today, and not just for losing last week. >>> we'll also have more from my interview with nancy pelosi when she weighs in on why all the republicans are so mad at mitt romney right now. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't work on runny noses....
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josh rogin, staff writer "foreign policy" magazine. writes "the cable." >>> still ahead, a lot of republicans get mad at mitt romney, now, today, and not just for losing last week. >>> we'll also have more from my interview with nancy pelosi when she weighs in on why all the republicans are so mad at mitt romney right now. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than t
josh rogin, staff writer "foreign policy" magazine. writes "the cable." >>> still ahead, a lot of republicans get mad at mitt romney, now, today, and not just for losing last week. >>> we'll also have more from my interview with nancy pelosi when she weighs in on why all the republicans are so mad at mitt romney right now. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and...
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foreign policy and finger pointing take center stage as republicans zero in on president obama's cabinet. the back and forth over benghazi and embassy rice with former governor bill richardson. the president tours storm damage in new york, addressing climate stage. we'll talk with deputy mayor wolfson when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit in there? [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice work. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new nissan pathfinder. it's our most innovative pathfinder ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. so now's the time. you a "stag provisions"rule" on edown every block, or a "hu
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on foreign policy, a confident foreign policy that is on the side of freedom around the world. the other ingredient he brought is the values issues, and that's where we got millions of midwestern and southern evangelicals, catholics, et cetera, to leave the party of their birth, the party of their families and become republicans, and i think if those issues had been engaged -- not saying the campaign should have been run on them. >> well, when we're talking about the party -- when we're talking about america, so in a race of all people in art tick las vegas of the vision, peel don't want to be lectured to. they want to live their lives. they want an economy that works. they want jobs and opportunities, schools that educate the next generation, and then want to be left alone, and the sooner that we as a party can get around that and start preparing for the 21st century, which is really the discussion that we need to have, how you prepare for the most competitive years ahead in a highly competitive world. >> to be more libertarian. is that what you believe on social issues? >> ye
on foreign policy, a confident foreign policy that is on the side of freedom around the world. the other ingredient he brought is the values issues, and that's where we got millions of midwestern and southern evangelicals, catholics, et cetera, to leave the party of their birth, the party of their families and become republicans, and i think if those issues had been engaged -- not saying the campaign should have been run on them. >> well, when we're talking about the party -- when we're...
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>> my ideal republican party would be fiscally conservative on foreign policy and military policy and on social ish ooh issues would we would be libertarian and we would stay out of your pocketbook and bedroom and that party could be a majority party. >> people said -- >> sorry. go ahead. >> i think if we were running that way this time, we win by 4% or 5%. >> what about the tea party? the tea party decided it wanted pure candidates, your party lost some unlosable races, they may have control with them. a lot of republicans have trouble bringing this issue up. >> with the tea party we have to figure out what are your priority issues? the whole reason they got established, was big government, heavy taxes, obama care, government trying to direct your life and allow a certain amount of flexibility on social issues. conservatism on foreign policy and allow people to disagree with each other, sort of in the ronald reagan mold, if you agree with me on eight out of ten issues you are my friend. we have get around to thand kf party. and i have been saying this for ten years, otherwise, look a
>> my ideal republican party would be fiscally conservative on foreign policy and military policy and on social ish ooh issues would we would be libertarian and we would stay out of your pocketbook and bedroom and that party could be a majority party. >> people said -- >> sorry. go ahead. >> i think if we were running that way this time, we win by 4% or 5%. >> what about the tea party? the tea party decided it wanted pure candidates, your party lost some unlosable...